This Stars of Stanford Medicine Q&A features anesthesiologist and researcher Vivianne Tawfik, who examines the roots of chronic pain.
In this video, Stanford psychologist David Spiegel discusses how hypnosis reduces pain and could help curb the opioid crisis.
Stanford pain expert Beth Darnall discusses her clinical trials on methods to taper opioid doses for patients with chronic pain.
I have close friends who get debilitating migraines so I knew a bit about auras, which are sensory disturbances that often precede migraine headaches. But experiencing …
Given the country's opioid problem, how do pain doctors balance their concerns over misuse and overuse with the needs of patients who are truly suffering? That …
The country's pharmacists could potentially play a powerful role in reducing opioid addiction and drug-overdose deaths, which have grown dramatically in recent years. But how …
Stabbing or dull? Burning? Throbbing? Constant or intermittent? How bad on a scale of 1 to 10? If you've ever tried to describe an ordinary …
A few years ago, I began experiencing significant pain. It emanated from my rotator cuff and spiraled down my right arm. It was sharp, persistent …
Deaths from prescription painkillers and opioids in the United States have reached epidemic proportions in recent years. Stanford pain psychologist Beth Darnall, PhD, has seen …
Pain is the pits and, in the U.S., one of the most common forms of disabling discomfort is back pain. To address this widespread problem, Stanford …
If you want to put your pain in perspective, take time to read any of the 78 descriptions of pain compiled by Justin O. Schmidt, PhD, …
Few things hit the pause button on life quite like pain and, of all the types, chronic pain is perhaps the most disruptive and frustrating. …
I'm a stomachache gal; when something is troubling me, my tummy lets me know. So I've always felt a mixture of curiosity and puzzled empathy …
For 10 long months, Philip Pizzo, MD, suffered from incapacitating nerve pain. Even worse, top medical experts were stumped. He describes his ordeal in a …
September is Pain Awareness Month and later this month, Stanford will host a Free Back Pain Education Day. The event, sponsored by the Division of …
A painful spider bite can make you question why such creatures exist. Yet just because "pests" like spiders, scorpions, and snakes lack the appeal that …
